St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-09-01
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.

JOnu huSklu, CH0 ldnlOuS duGuOT anu
art critic, is insane.
Congressman w. w. Grout is Will
mingtOn's fair-day orator next month.
Rev. r. c. Flagg of Fair Haven has
received call to the Congregational
church at Newport.
James A. Shedd of Burlington lost
$50 through pickpOckets at the laying
of the corner stone in Bennington.
S. B. Whitney, the organist, gave the
Bellows Falls people an enjoyable
musicale on Sunday evening.
Ex-Governor Farnham will deliver
the annual address before the POmpa-
noosuc Agricultural society Sept. Is.
Miss Anna Dickinson, who has been
very ill at HOnesdale, Pa, has so far
recovered as to be able to take short
walks.
Hon. Owen A. Calvin has been ap-
pointed United States District attorney
to succeed Hon. George M. Stearns in
Massachusetts.
Thomas Ewing Sherman, son of Gen
eral w. T. Sherman, has lately arrived
at Woodstock college, Baltimore, to
study for the Catholic priesthood.
Rev. Charles G.. Kimball, d. d. of
Bennington, has accepted the position
of Superintendent of the Home of DR..
TOurjee's Conservatory of Music in
Boston.
w. P. Austin, native of POultney,
who was one of the founders of Vino
ma, Mich, and for Is years has been a
leading merchant in Santa Barbara,
Cal ia visiting i'm Rutland
Moses E. Cheney is astonishing the
people of Rutland by his youthful an
tics. Although approaching eighty
years old, last week walked to the sum-
nit of Killington and back.
Rev. DR.. Isaac Jennings, for thirty
three years pastor of the old First
church of Bennington Centre, died
Aug. 25, aged ~. He was noted among
New England COngregatiOnalists.
Senator Morrill, and family, including
his son James, came to their StraffOrd
home from Washington Oh the 18th.
James is slowly progressing to restored
health, and the Senator has endured
the severe strain of the summer we'll.
Mrs. Cleveland, the wife of the Pres
ident, has been formally invited to
New York city by Mayor Hewitt. Mrs.
Cleveland is asked to present the set of
flags to the New York Fire department
at the annual parade and inspection.
Charles N. Parker, of RoyaltOn, a
leading merchant and postmaster, and
president of the White River agricul-
tural society, died Aug. 81, aged AZ.
His death was believed to be caused by
overwOrk at the late fire in his town.
Gov. Washington Bartlett, of Cali
fOrnia, has been in a precariOus cOndi-
ton some time. He was stricken with
paralysis Monday night, and little
hope of his recovery is entertained.
Bartlett is democrat, was elected last
November.
The Rev. Myron w. Reed of Denver,
who was mentioned as a possible can
didate for the passionate of Plymouth
church, is described as a man of re-
markable elOquence, but Astounding in
eccentricities. He for many years
preached in Indianapolis. Before leav-
ing Indianapolis he ran for Congress,
but was defeated. He is native of
Barnet, this state.
1t is said that Senator Edmunds has
received retainer of $25,U00 to repre-
sent the Chicago dressed beef interests
in their battle with the railroads before
the inter- State commerce commission.
Ex-senator COnkling will appear for
the railroads. With such retainers as
the above and $4,000 a year from the
United States, Mr.. Edmunds will prob
ably be able to make the ends meet.
Rev. DR.. Parker, the eminent Lon
don clergyman, who is to deliver a
eulogy on the late Henry Ward Beech
er in Brooklyn, arrived at New York
Sunday. When asked if there was any
truth in the report that he had come
over here in response to a call to fill
the pulpit of Plymouth Church, rem
dered vacant by Mr.. Beecher's death,
DR.. Parker replied "None whatever.
was under contract before Mr.. Beech
er's death to come over this fall"
William Lloyd Garrison once print
ed paper at Bennington Centre, VT.
The site of this printing Office is to be
marked by the Bennington Historical
society. On the marker will be this